... is how these flawed characters influence and are influenced by the major themes that establishing their society. The black-and-white film opens with an overhead shot of Scout opening and looking into an old cigar box of collected treasures and trinkets. The camera angle emphasises the smallness, therefore the innocence, of Scout as she takes a crayon and hums to herself. The camera circles and tracks slowly across the table ... along various collections of objects in close-up. After drawing a mockingbird, Scout tears the picture in half, symbolising the racial divisions that tear apart t...

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• Grade Level: High School